Description

VNC Viewer for Android is the original Open Source (GPL) remote desktop program for Android devices. Connects to most VNC servers: incl TightVNC, RealVNC on Win and Linux, x11vnc, and Apple Remote Desktop on OS/X. Lots of customizable features let you adapt the way your device controls map to the controls of your desktop.

0.5.0 -- Will preserve sent text from session to session (optionally; there is a new button to send text without remembering it); Import/Export settings to a file on SD card (Can import from URL; useful when deploying to many devices with same configuration); add button in zoom control to bring up keyboard; Hungarian translation; no longer prefers to install to SD card because that was causing problems

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This is not a bad program to use. I like the fact you have a save option for settings... BUT. Your support for keyboard's and the screen not being seen plus When scaling to fit screen nothing is responsive. I had a phone with a hardware keyboard had no issue's but phones that don't have a H/W keyboard makes this app unusable.

Etele Blahó

Most things work alright, but the complete lack of double-click support on touchscreens is infuriating... It's not difficult: instead of double tap for right click, use a long press for right click like tablets already do.

Shaun Walton

Used for a while now but this version no longer works properly. The disconnect and other buttons no longer display. Zoom and keyboard button do until the keyboard is open then virtually impossible to get back. Back button does nothing and no longer possible to close the session. Have to close the app down. Unable to submit an issue on the website as no option showing to do so.

Arj Sharma

I can't use hotspot after installing it. My android dhcp service stopped working after installing this. i can't use my hotspot service as the connceted device does not get an ip address and shows dns not responding

Shan Rana

Well it's ok but not a good app. An app named PC-Remote by Monect has more utilities

abhiraj rai

Don't know what happened but it always displays authentication failed after reference through you tube the issue is still not resolved please someone suggest any way out of this Triva!!!!!........,😞😞😞😞😶😶😶😶😶😶

User reviews

December 18, 2017

This is not a bad program to use. I like the fact you have a save option for settings... BUT. Your support for keyboard's and the screen not being seen plus When scaling to fit screen nothing is responsive. I had a phone with a hardware keyboard had no issue's but phones that don't have a H/W keyboard makes this app unusable.

Most things work alright, but the complete lack of double-click support on touchscreens is infuriating... It's not difficult: instead of double tap for right click, use a long press for right click like tablets already do.

Used for a while now but this version no longer works properly. The disconnect and other buttons no longer display. Zoom and keyboard button do until the keyboard is open then virtually impossible to get back. Back button does nothing and no longer possible to close the session. Have to close the app down. Unable to submit an issue on the website as no option showing to do so.

I can't use hotspot after installing it. My android dhcp service stopped working after installing this. i can't use my hotspot service as the connceted device does not get an ip address and shows dns not responding

Don't know what happened but it always displays authentication failed after reference through you tube the issue is still not resolved please someone suggest any way out of this Triva!!!!!........,😞😞😞😞😶😶😶😶😶😶

Great, use it all the time I'm amazed at how well this app works on both my phone and on tablets. When remotely operating my home desktop, it's smoother and quicker than the desktop VNC client I usually use! My only complaint is that sometimes the input mode seems to not stay set the same (I usually choose "pan & scroll") from use to use.

Neato burrito The interface certainly takes some getting used to, and there are still some common interactions I'd like to do with less taps. That said, it hooks up flawlessly with all my VNC stuff, doesn't have ads or removed features, and it helps keep my breath fresh. If I were to offer suggestions, maybe some on-screen customisable hot-key buttons? That would pour the chocolate on this ice-cream for sure.

Missing Critical Feature- copy text from remote The ability to copy text from the remote host is pretty standard on today's vnc viewers. It is missing from this viewer. This viewer is less useful without this vital feature. Example: highlight text on the remote host, a Windows PC, and use it on the phone. (Copy remote host clipboard to Android device). This is like a partial implementation of a vnc viewer. This is 'alpha' quality software.

Great app! Using it to connect to my home PC, when I'm out and about. Works flawlessly. (My home PC is behind a gateway/firewall and uses DHCP. In such cases remember to configure port forwarding on the gateway. Also, it is convenient to use a dynamic DNS provider, unless you have a static IP address, which is not the norm for residential Internet service.)

Tricky at first. Being a long time VNC user this is a very cool app. It takes some fiddling with to get set up properly but after that works very well. It would rate 6 stars if it had the File Transfer and Chat features. If you have trouble just follow the wiki for this until you get it working right.

I am not a geek, please translate Iphone made billons of dollars because steve made it simple. Please just make it work like Steve. Smartphone geeks thought they were smart because no one understood the jiberish. Truley, Steve Jobs was brilliant. Please be brilliant! Make it just work!

Basic, but good Provides the basic functionality one would expect in such a program. Switching between input modes is a bit cumbersome, but is manageable as long as you don't try to do too much involving both right-clicks and double-clicks on the remote machine. Well worth the download.

Perfect Connects perfectly to realVNC with password protection over custom port. Mouse and keyboard have full functionality e.g. drag and drop. Screen refreshes faster than any other VNC app that I've tried and have yet to crash/freeze it on my old DesireS. PS the icon for the app looks nothing like the one shown. Cannot rate it highly enough. If it ever supports encryption it will be unbeatable.

Good App Works very well, and franly puts the paid "real VNC Viewer" app to shame. I like that it allows the user to send a control break. But sure wish it would allow sending a Control break-break. Free is always good.. but would have paid the 10 bucks for this one instead of the realVNC.

Good but needs some tweaks Connects and displays brilliantly. Double clicking is painful though as double tapping is interpreted as right click. Why not use two finger tap? Also crashed somewhat regularly on my HTC One XL.

Can't get text entry to work The screen shows up. Clicks almost work all the time, found click near edges on scroll bars though to work. All what aside text entry into a browser is bad. I tried several time and could not get text into a text box